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Council agrees to continue I‑70/29 Road interchange work with county, seeks CDOT/FHWA approvals
Summary
Council voted 4–2 March 5 to continue working with Mesa County to obtain CDOT and FHWA approvals and to advance preliminary design for a potential I‑70/29 Road interchange, using available federal earmark funds to produce a 30% interchange design and preliminary 29 Road corridor plans.
City Council on March 5 authorized staff to continue coordinated work with Mesa County on the proposed Interstate 70 interchange at 29 Road, directing staff to pursue CDOT and Federal Highway Administration approvals and to use available congressionally directed spending to advance design to preliminary stages.
Trent (city engineering staff) briefed council on the project history and funding to date, noting that the city and county have invested more than $2.2 million since 2019 on planning and environmental work and that a remaining balance of roughly $800,000 on the current contract would support further CDOT/FHWA submittals to secure formal approvals. He said the final design estimate for the interchange and 29 Road corridor work is about $3.4 million; current federal earmark and matching funds can be used to advance the interchange…
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